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The Current Global Financial Crisis
September 3rd, 2015
During the last month global markets has been roiled by the financial crisis that emanated from China, but propagated to other parts of the world. To put things into perspective, during the month of August more than $5 trillion ...
European stocks suffer as China outlook continues to worsen
September 1st, 2015
More than £30bn was wiped off FTSE 100-listed stocks this morning, after new economic data from China reduced hopes of a recovery from last week’s market turmoil. The FTSE dipped below 6,100 points in mid-morning trading, 2.4 per cent ...
Oil prices drop 3 percent as investors retreat from overnight gains
September 1st, 2015
Oil prices fell nearly 3 percent in Asian trade on Tuesday, with investors covering short positions and taking profits after Brent and U.S. crude soared more than 8 percent in the previous session. Both Brent and U.S. crude prices ...
Japan Exchange Group will strenght Market Monitoring of Cross-border Transactions
August 31st, 2015
Japan Exchange Regulation (JPX-R) has issued a press release to announce that it will establish an International Surveillance Office to Strengthen Market Monitoring of Cross-border Transactions. The office will also study regulations and trends outside Japan regarding unfair trading ...
UAE shares rise sharply in line with US and oil price recovery
August 27th, 2015
UAE shares rose sharply on Thursday morning, on the back of US and Asian stock markets, and a rebound in the price of crude oil. Dubai’s headline index surged 4 per cent at the opening bell on Wednesday, and ...
Gold coasts along as stocks perk up, possible Fed hike delay supports
August 27th, 2015
Gold in tight range after three-day slide Fed’s Dudley says Sept rate rise “less compelling” Coming up: U.S. Q2 GDP second estimate at 1230 GMT (Adds analysts’ comments, updates prices) Gold steadied on Thursday after suffering its biggest fall ...
Gold Prices Prove Solid as Major Chinese Stock Indices Hit their Lowest Level since December
August 26th, 2015
Gold prices quickly touched a new 7-week high of $1169 per ounce on Tuesday morning in London, while European and US stock market indices bounced back after the shockwaves sent by the recent sharp decline of Chinese equities. Silver fell ...
Oil recovers but still ends near 6-1/2-year lows
August 26th, 2015
U.S. crude rises 3 pct after Monday tumble, Brent up 1 pct China cuts interest rates, helping global stock market rebound EIA seen citing a 1.0 mln-barrel build in U.S. crude last week Coming Up: EIA inventory data on Wednesday ...
Brent Crude Falls Below $45 for First Time Since 2009 on Surplus
August 24th, 2015
Oil in London slid below $45 a barrel for the first time since March 2009 on concerns Chinese demand is slowing just as supplies from the U.S. and Iran threaten to swell a global surplus. Brent futures fell as ...
China chooses her weapons
August 22nd, 2015
China’s recent mini-devaluations had less to do with her mounting economic challenges, and more to do with a statement from the IMF on 4 August, that it was proposing to defer the decision to include the yuan in the ...
